Two months after teen got electrocuted, 2 MSEDCL employees booked for negligence

“We have conducted an inquiry with the vigilance department of the MSEDCL following which both the employees were found responsible for the incident. The two were booked under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the BNS,” said senior inspector Balasaheb Pawar of the Bhandup police station.

The incident had happened around 11am on August 19 when the teenager, Deepak Ajay Ramlingam Pillai, a Bhandup resident, was walking along a waterlogged street.

According to police, Deepak got electrocuted after he came in contact with a high-tension wire.  Passersby took him to the nearby Ayushman hospital, where he was declared dead.

Local residents of the area had repeatedly informed the MSEDCL about electric sparks and current leakage from high-tension wires submerged in rainwater.

On the day of the incident, a few shopkeepers even called on the helpline number around 8:30 am, but no preventive steps were allegedly taken by the authority, said a police officer.

Around three hours there was no barricading, no inspection, and no disconnection of electricity supply which led to the death of Deepak, added the official.

“The boy was full of dreams and energy. But we lost him because the electricity department did not react on time and failed to do their duty. It took for almost two months to get an FIR registered against the officials,” said the teen’s relative, urging the police authorities to probe the case without any delay and interference.